Use this calculator to help you estimate how much board footage you'd like to buy. Remember, if you're calculating based on a required finished size you'll also need to estimate some extra so you have enough to work with to achieve your desired size.

So you want a nice wood with a tight grain and closed pores, and light color? This might be the wood. Soft maple is a little bit different from its cousin, hard maple. Soft maple is, yes, softer, but it also accepts stains and dyes much better. Expect soft maple to have a pale tan to white color with sections of gray and some dark mineral streaks in places.

Sizes you can expect:

Thickness
13/16'' thick, surfaced smooth two sides (4/4 S2S)

Widths
4''-10'' with the edges still rough. Straight line ripping on one edge is available as well (available above with your order).

LengthsUp to 8'. Longer lengths may be available for local pick up or truck freight shipment. Contact us to verify.

You'll have to cut your own pieces to size. Hardwood lumber is sold as a bulk raw product, which means that our stacks of lumber have a big variety of sizes most often from 4" up to 12" wide, and 6' to 16' long.

Only some unusual exotic woods are narrower than 4" and under 6' long. This is clearly stated when that's the case, everything else is larger.

We always ship the longest boards possible, and rarely ship boards less than 48" long unless you request shorter. The longest we can ship by UPS is 96" (that's 8').

For general fine woodworking, the various widths and lengths meet the needs and desires of woodworkers building furniture, cabinetry, and fine woodwork. But we do understand that certain projects have some requirements, and we're happy to help you out.

Here's how we can help you get the sizes you need:

We can hand-select material that will yield what you need. Type your needs into the "Selection Request" field right above the Add to Cart button above when you place your order. 4 things to know about size requests

We can do some limited custom milling such as planing to a different thickness and straight-line ripping one edge. Please call or email to talk about your needs.

Other Good things To Know

Grade:Select & Better. See our page about Hardwood Grading for some details about common lumber grades and their definitions.

Brand:Woodworkers Source

Extra Discount:25% off for 100+

Lumber Thickness Compared:

The thickness of hardwood lumber is expressed as a fraction. Here are the various lumber thicknesses compared to one another.

Soft Maple Compared to Red Oak:

GeneralWorkability

Nice

Difficult

WoodTexture

Fine

Coarse

Ease of Finishing

Easy

Difficult

Botanical Name: Acer rubrum

What's the wood like?
Resembles Hard Maple being closed-grained but much softer. Easily worked. Turns and planes well. Does not require fillers to achieve a glass smooth finish. Accepts finish and paint well